Unit Outline

This unit aims to assist nurses with advanced knowledge and skills to identify and explore opportunities for transformative nursing practice within their individual clinical settings. The unit content examines and critiques clinical governance, and past and present leadership theories and practices in nursing. You are encouraged to creatively envision and develop strategies to stimulate innovation, learning and collaboration in nursing practice as well as explore how clinical research findings are applied in the context of professional and cultural change.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Analyse the factors that have influenced past and present leadership in nursing.
2.	Identify and critique the major theories relating to clinical leadership in nursing.
3.	Illustrate the link between leadership and clinical governance.
4.	Identify and evaluate techniques and methods to promote practice development and practice change.
5.	Distinguish and reflect on the contextual factors and personal and group behaviours that influence the effectiveness of collaborative practice.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Following feedback provided in the eVALUate surveys from past students in both CNA802 and CNA803, this unit has been updated to provide a more even workload and learning experience across the Master’s program.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Clinical Governance	Week 4	20 %	LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Conference plan and reflection paper	Week 8	40 %	LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	Leadership interviews and discussion paper	Week 13	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Clinical Governance

Task Description:

This assessment requires you to research and write about Clinical Governance and how this supports safe and high-quality patient care.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Critique key theories, procedures and Governance in Quality and Safety given current health care systems and knowledge.	LO3, LO4
2	Communicate clearly and succinctly using the current APA Style.	LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Conference plan and reflection paper

Task Description:

This assessment requires you to prepare nursing conference materials with a group of your peers and then write a reflection about your experience working in a group.

Task Length:

Group rules x 2 (200 words each). Abstracts 500 words each x 2 (including references). Conference material as required (no word count). Reflective paper 2000 words.

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Illustrate appropriate evidence-based group processes, supported by scholarly literature and evidence of contribution to the project equally by all group members	LO3, LO4, LO5
2	Develop a conference plan, group rules and conference abstracts that are supported by scholarly literature.	LO3, LO4, LO5
3	Reflect on group roles and processes using a reflective model.	LO3, LO4, LO5
4	Critically reflect on your own role within the group, personal learnings, strengths and weaknesses, and your impact on the group and its outcomes.	LO5
5	Communicate clearly and succinctly using the current APA Style.	LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment Task 3: Leadership interviews and discussion paper

Task Description:

This assessment requires you to research nursing leadership, interview two nurse leaders about their experience in practice change and integrate scholarly literature and your interview data into a discussion paper.

Task Length:

Equivalent to 3500 words (two interviews + 3000 words submission)

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Argue and sustain a clear position throughout the discussion providing relevance to practice change in nursing.	LO1, LO2, LO4
2	Incorporate literature (current or germinal literature beyond the unit readings) to support an argument in a well referenced and synthesised paper.	LO1, LO2
3	Incorporate obtained information from key stakeholders via interviews into written discussion.	LO1, LO2
4	Communicate clearly and succinctly using the current APA Style.	LO1, LO2, LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

There are no required texts for this unit.